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October 2009
(79%)
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The editors liked
Compact
Portable all-in-one design
Good sound for its size
Support for a wide variety of audio formats
Access to streaming online content.
Easy to set up and use
Good value
Clear screen
Plays Spotify and other music
Excellent usability and spec
Flexible design
Affordable
Sounds good
Too
Looks good
Easy enough to use the menus
Mac and PC support
Great sound
Amazing range of content on offer
Attractive design
Looks fantastic
Easy to use
Stunning array of features
The editors didn't like
Navigation and text entry can be tedious
Control limited without expensive remote or third-party iPhone app
Switching to Web-based control requires manual setting changes. Min specs
Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later.
Needs PC to be on the whole time for streaming music
Simple to setup, Sharp Color display, Numerous online music services, Large selection of Internet radio options, Compact and portable
Mono, Lack of included remote, Does not include rechargeable batteries, Uses 802.11G for wireless
The Squeezebox platform was created by a company called Slim Devices which was later acquired by Logitech. Thankfully Logitech did not try and “reinvent the wheel” and kept many of the developers and built up the platform based on its strength...
Color LCD. Easy to operate. Streams Internet radio and Web music services like Pandora and Slacker along with music from your PC. Incorporates apps like Facebook and the Amazon CD Store.
Set-up can be a hassle. Streaming and buffering issues over Wi-Fi. Weak sound quality. Remote not included.
Logitech's wireless-audio-streaming devices keep getting better, but the Squeezebox Radio, with so-so sound quality and some connectivity and set-up issues, is not the star of the Squeezebox line....
Decent sound for the size, Endless audio options, as well as access to Facebook, Insanely easy setup process, Can be synchronized with any Squeezebox or Transporter for wholehouse music, Builtin WiFi
No remote, No artwork/control for iPod content, Somewhat bizarre musical sounds & sound effects, No ability to comment on Facebook
You may not be able to put a price on endless musical options from around the globe, or around your house, but we can. For $199, the Squeezebox Radio seems just right. System Requirements256MB RAM or 80MB available hard disk space Ethernet or 802.11b/...
Color display, Strong integration with online services, Robust server software, Compact and portable, Good sound, Fabulous price/performance ratio,
Lacks stereo speakers, Remote control costs extra, Uses an 802.11g Wi-Fi radio, *
The Squeezebox Radio joins a long list of fabulous audio-streaming devices to emerge from Logitech’s labs, and all of them can be used together to assemble a very economical multi-room music system (although the Sonos Digital Music System remains ou...
Easy setup, Nice Screen, Compact, Great programmable alarm
Mono sound
The Logitech Squeezebox Radio is a very nice Internet radio device for the causal user. Hardcore music fans will want to get a device with dual speakers for stereo sound. Overall, the Logitech Squeezebox Radio performs well and is a great alarm clock o...
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Published: 2009-10-12, Author: Matthew , review by: cnet.com
Wi-Fi radio with built-in speaker and color LCD display; stylish exterior design and outstanding button placement on front panel; can access thousands of freely available Internet radio stations; streams tons of online music services (Pandora, Last.fm,...
Remote and battery pack cost extra; slightly more expensive than competing radios; setup could scare off tech novices; not a perfect alarm clock; doesn't sound quite as good as the Squeezebox Boom; some stability issues.
The Logitech Squeezebox Radio has an exceptional design, an unmatched variety of streaming music services, and solid sonics, making it the top value pick for Wi-Fi radios. Read full review See all prices
Abstract: With the rash of recent A/V components integrating the plethora of web related, streaming audio content into their feature set, Logitech has been streamlining their delivery of the same content in their Squeezebox series. The Squeezebox Radio is Logit...
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